The Colts (c. 1894)

Drawing

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Edward Martin Taber Family Collection

Sketches of a Horse and a Man: A paper with a few sketches on it. In the center of the page, a horse is shown in motion, with its head down. In front of the horse, a very small sapling is drawn on the ground. In the upper-right corner of the page is a sketch of the horse's head from a frontal view. In the lower-right corner is a sketch of the horse's head in profile, and a man wearing a hat, also in profile.
Sketches of a Horse and a Man

A paper with a few sketches on it. In the center of the page, a horse is shown in motion, with its head down. In front of the horse, a very small sapling is drawn on the ground. In the upper-right corner of the page is a sketch of the horse's head from a frontal view. In the lower-right corner is a sketch of the horse's head in profile, and a man wearing a hat, also in profile.

Name/Title

The Colts (c. 1894)

Entry/Object ID

S.001.PA.088.G.1894

Description

Three sketches of horses and a man. Unsigned sketches done by E.M. Taber, included in "Stowe Notes" (1913)

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite

Subject

Animal Portrait/Portrait

Subject Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Category

Animal Drawings, Drawings, Figural Drawings, Works of Edward Martin Taber

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edward Martin Taber

Role

Artist

Date made

circa May 1894

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Small tear in the upper-left corner and faint stains in the upper-right corner.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Stowe Notes

General Notes

Note

The title of this drawing comes from "Stowe Notes" (1913). A letter to Mrs. Elliot appears alongside the drawing in the book. "I wish you could see the colts now; they are running in their pasture, and are full of tricks of unconscious posing, for the poetical pastoral, wild, etc. They continue as tame as dogs." (May 18, 1894 Letter). It is possible that this drawing was sent with the letter or it was presumably done around the same time.

Created By

Kathleen Garret